SG1003
Ay waukin, o
always awake
Tune 17th c. anon.
SATBperformance time approx 2m 40s
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Ay waukin, o
This is a well known and beautiful song penned by Robert Burns, probably Scotland's most widely known poet. The pattern of falling phrases can be used to suggest a sequence of lamenting cries, ebbing and flowing as the melody falls or rises. The tempo given is just a guide - verses could move more quickly than choruses.
The second syllable of 'waukin' in the tenor and bass lines should be tucked in just before the word 'O', as if the underlay was 'wau k'no'.
A recording of the piece (with some minor note differences) by Rudsambee company of singers is available on the album citrus and honey (RUBEECD002).
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Words
Ay, waukin, O
Chorus Ay, waukin,O,
[always awake]
Waukin still and wearie;
Sleep I can get nane
[none]
For thinkin on my dearie.
Verses Simmer's a pleasant time,
[summer]
Flowers of ev'ry colour;
The water rins o'er the heugh
[runs over the bank]
And I long for my true lover.
When I sleep I dream,
When I wauk I'm irie;
[apprehensive]
Sleep I can get nane
For thinking on my dearie.
Lanely night comes on,
[lonely]
A' the lave are sleepin;
[all the others]
I think on my bonny lad
[beautiful]
And I bleer my een wi' greetin.
[I blear my eyes with weeping]
Robert Burns (1759-1796)
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